Hanson R A
Child Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58105.
Adolescence. 1990 Fall;25(99):629-43.
The Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory was used to examine the initial parenting attitudes of a sample of pregnant adolescents. In addition, the attitudes about parenting were correlated with the decision of the adolescent to either keep or place the baby for adoption. Pregnant adolescents scored significantly lower on the "expectations for children" construct than all groups of controls. They scored significantly higher than adolescent controls on the "empathy" construct but lower than the adult controls. On the "corporal punishment" construct, they scored significantly lower than nonabused adolescent controls but were similar to abused adolescent controls. On the "role-reversal" construct, they scored significantly higher than abused adolescent controls, lower than adult controls, and about the same as nonabused adolescent controls. Adolescents who placed their babies had significantly lower scores on the role-reversal measure, but the differences between keepers and placers on the expectations, empathy, and corporal punishment dimensions were not significant. The results are discussed in terms of (1) the areas where attitudes about parenting are below appropriate levels, (2) the possibility of competent teenage mothers, and (3) the groundwork necessary for preparing adolescents for parenthood should they elect to keep their babies.
使用《成人-青少年养育量表》来考察一组怀孕青少年的初始养育态度。此外，养育态度与青少年决定留下婴儿还是将其送养的决定相关。怀孕青少年在“对孩子的期望”这一维度上的得分显著低于所有对照组。在“同理心”维度上，他们的得分显著高于青少年对照组，但低于成人对照组。在“体罚”维度上，他们的得分显著低于未受虐待的青少年对照组，但与受虐待的青少年对照组相似。在“角色颠倒”维度上，他们的得分显著高于受虐待的青少年对照组，低于成人对照组，与未受虐待的青少年对照组大致相同。送养婴儿的青少年在角色颠倒测量上的得分显著更低，但在期望、同理心和体罚维度上，留下婴儿者和送养者之间的差异并不显著。结果从以下几个方面进行了讨论：（1）养育态度低于适当水平的领域；（2）有能力成为母亲的青少年的可能性；（3）如果青少年选择留下他们的婴儿，为其做好为人父母准备所需的基础工作。
